Brief Life History of Pliny
When Pliny Clapp was born on 5 August 1776, in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Aaron Clapp, was 21 and his mother, Lois Holmes, was 24. He married Esther Billings on 28 November 1801, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died in 1846, in Walpole, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Plina Clap, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Pliory Clap, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924"
- Pliny Clap, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1776–1846 Male
1780–1858 Female
Children (5)
1802–1872 Male
1804– Male
1806– Male
1814–1854 Male
1816–1894 Female
Parents and Siblings
1755– Male
1752– Female
Siblings (4)
1774–1795 Male
1776–1846 Male
1778–1834 Male
1779– Male
World Events (8)
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 5
1783 · A Free America
Age 7
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 24
Name Meaning
English (Devon and Somerset): either from Middle English clop(pe), clap(pe) ‘lump’, perhaps denoting a stocky person, or Middle English clap(pe) ‘loud noise; noisy, idle chatter’.
Americanized form of German Klapp .
In some cases also an Americanized form of Slovenian Klep: nickname from klep ‘sharpness of scythe or sickle’, also ‘sharpening with a hammer’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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